Teetering on a Fine Line

I love you. I love you not. I bet most people think of a young girl plucking petals off a flower while murmuring these two sentences, trying to sort through her feelings for her man. However, “I love you, I love you not” can also be applied to siblings. Some siblings are the best of friends. Some siblings can be horrible rivals. In A Thousand Acres, Ginny and Rose are both – they are sometimes best …

…so this is a big deal. Ginny and Rose share a deep love for each other. Although the former is more giving and gentler than the latter, who is filled with bitterness and spit, both of them can feel deep strains of hatred and jealousy within. Through A Thousand Acres, we see that, balanced precariously on a fine line, a sisterly bond can be one of the deepest and most emotional connections that humans possess.